Estrogen's attenuating effect on the exercise pressor reflex is more opioid dependent in gonadally intact than in ovariectomized female cats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 633-639

  Schmitt, Petra M ^a   Kaufman, Marc P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Neural control of circulation; Sex hormones; Static contraction

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ESTROGEN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; ESTRADIOL; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 12344303594     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00788.2004     Document Type: Article

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